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[โ€“] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I always though it was anonymity, but its more likely the missing human connection. On the internet, our thoughts are transmitted without seeing the person before us in real time, so some may act different, forgetting there is a person on the other side.

There's obviously people who don't give a shit, but they were just assholes to begin with.

[โ€“] o1011o@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

Fear of retaliation by the physical human in front of you as well. Some people are good because they believe in the value of goodness but a lot of them only act right when they can't get away with being awful.